Quentin Crisp Quote
It is not the simple statement of facts that ushers in freedom; it is the constant repetition of them that has this liberating effect. Tolerance is the result not of enlightenment, but of boredom.
Quentin Crisp
It is not the simple statement of facts that ushers in freedom; it is the constant repetition of them that has this liberating effect. Tolerance is the result not of enlightenment, but of boredom.
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About Quentin Crisp
Quentin Crisp (born Denis Charles Pratt; (1908-12-25)25 December 1908 – (1999-11-21)21 November 1999) was an English raconteur, whose work in the public eye included a memoir of their life and various media appearances. Before becoming well known, they were an artist's model, hence the title of their most famous work, The Naked Civil Servant. They afterwards became a gay icon due to their flamboyant personality, fashion sense, and wit. Their iconic status was occasionally controversial due to their remarks about subjects like the AIDS crisis, inviting censure from gay activists including human-rights campaigner Peter Tatchell.
During their teen years, they worked briefly as a rent boy. They then spent thirty years as a professional model for life classes in art colleges. The interviews they gave about their unusual life attracted great curiosity, and they were soon sought after for their personal views on social manners and the cultivation of style.
Their solo stage show was a long-running hit both in Britain and America, and they also appeared in films and on television. Crisp defied convention by criticising both gay liberation and Diana, Princess of Wales.
During their teen years, they worked briefly as a rent boy. They then spent thirty years as a professional model for life classes in art colleges. The interviews they gave about their unusual life attracted great curiosity, and they were soon sought after for their personal views on social manners and the cultivation of style.
Their solo stage show was a long-running hit both in Britain and America, and they also appeared in films and on television. Crisp defied convention by criticising both gay liberation and Diana, Princess of Wales.